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* In ''Series/{{Longmire}}'', when the Sheriff finds a woman unconscious at the bottom of a tall cliff, he hoists her onto his back and has the deputies lift them both back up, rather than immobilize her in case of spinal injury.

* Interestingly zigzagged in ''SonicTheHedgehog'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/PrisonIslandBreak''. The convicts are absolutely ''terrible'' at their own First Aid. On the other hand, Doctor Amy Rose Blossom performs [[DidDoTheResearch moderately researched treatment]] on the convicts (even if it is troped up for drama).

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* Interestingly zigzagged in ''SonicTheHedgehog'' ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/PrisonIslandBreak''. The convicts are absolutely ''terrible'' at their own First Aid. On the other hand, Doctor Amy Rose Blossom performs [[DidDoTheResearch moderately researched treatment]] on the convicts (even if it is troped up for drama).

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* ''Fanfic/FatesCollide'': Mordred impales Edmond Dantes with her sword and warns him not to pull it out or else he will bleed out. He gets so angry that he pulls it out anyway and cauterizes the wound. Martha calls him a moron and says he's lucky he didn't die.

* For a story about a trauma surgeon who becomes involved with pirates specifically because they ''need a doctor, fast'', the WebSerialNovel ''Literature/CaelumLex'' is probably the worst case of noresearchitis in the entire universe, with [[SoapOperaDisease a guy only having symptoms of his serious disease when plot needs it, and not having them when the plot needs him healthy]], MagicalAntibiotics curing [[SoapOperaDisease "blood poisoning" that allows the supposedly dying character to beat up a guy bigger than she was]], [[DefinitelyJustACold all the while dismissing her own fatal illness]], pirates CoveredWithScars and using a pick-me-up which is [[FantasticDrug like amphetamine on steroids]], [[DrowningOurRomanticSorrows lots]] [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl and]] [[INeedAFreakingDrink lots]] of [[HealItWithBooze booze]] with only token hangovers, a guy getting poisoned and then cured by induced vomiting (and there's nothing wrong with him afterwards), [[FromDressToDressing dressing wounds with dirty clothes]], ''another'' FantasticDrug used by TheEmpire for BedtimeBrainwashing and FakeMemories planting. And, of course, WeHaveToGetTheBulletOut is treated with all seriousness.

* Administering lots of acetaminophen/paracetamol/Tylenol/Panadol for pain or fever or similar. Acetaminophen/paracetamol has a surprisingly low dose before it can cause liver damage (especially in heavy drinkers, steroid users, hepatitis A, B, or C patients, or others who may have compromised liver function). If a moderate dose of acetaminophen doesn't help, give up on it and use ibuprofen or naproxen or, if it's legal where you are, cannabis. And if someone drinks a lot, has a hangover, or has hepatitis, don't ''ever'' give them acetaminophen in the first place.

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* Administering lots of acetaminophen/paracetamol/Tylenol/Panadol for pain or fever or similar. Acetaminophen/paracetamol has a surprisingly low dose before it can cause liver damage (especially in heavy drinkers, steroid users, hepatitis A, B, or C patients, or others who may have compromised liver function). If a moderate the recommended dose of acetaminophen doesn't help, give up on it and use ibuprofen or naproxen or, if it's legal where you are, cannabis. alternative analgesics. And if someone drinks a lot, has a hangover, lot or has hepatitis, don't ''ever'' give them acetaminophen in the first place.

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* When Miaka is unconscious from blood loss in ''FushigiYuugi,'' Hotohori and Tamahome conclude that she needs a blood transfusion... which they accomplish by stabbing themselves and bleeding on her wounds. It's easier to believe they wanted to show off their love for her then seriously believing this would work. They're chided for their stupidity by a savvy healer who uses magic to put the blood where it belongs.

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* When Miaka is unconscious from blood loss in ''FushigiYuugi,'' ''Manga/FushigiYuugi,'' Hotohori and Tamahome conclude that she needs a blood transfusion... which they accomplish by stabbing themselves and bleeding on her wounds. It's easier to believe they wanted to show off their love for her then seriously believing this would work. They're chided for their stupidity by a savvy healer who uses magic to put the blood where it belongs.

* WeHaveToGetTheBulletOut. A bullet can remain undetected inside somebody for years and not cause any problems. Generally, the only times a bullet needs to be removed is if it is still travelling in the body, its becoming dislodged can lead to a fatal injury (in which case the doctors want to remove it in a controlled environment rather than it becoming dislodged on its own at random), or if it is serving as a source of infection or immune reaction, despite the fact that firing a bullet heats it to the point that most possibilities of infection will be gone. Getting the bullet out is usually the ''last'' thing surgeons bother to do.

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* WeHaveToGetTheBulletOut. A bullet can remain undetected inside somebody for years and not cause any problems. Generally, the only times a bullet needs to be removed is if it is still travelling in the body, its it's becoming dislodged can lead to a fatal injury (in which case the doctors want to remove it in a controlled environment rather than it becoming dislodged on its own at random), or if it is serving as a source of infection or immune reaction, despite the fact that firing a bullet heats it to the point that most possibilities of infection will be gone. Getting the bullet out is usually the ''last'' thing surgeons bother to do.

* Averted in ''Series/Angel'', a woman falls into a glass window and has a massive piece sticking out of her neck. Barely conscious she pulls it out herself and starts bleeding out. Cordelia immediately sees the danger in that action, tries to stop the bleeding, and gets her to a hospital. Cordelia explains to the ER doctor about the glass removal and the doctor tells her she saved her life.

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* Averted in ''Series/Angel'', ''Series/{{Angel}}'', a woman falls into a glass window and has a massive piece sticking out of her neck. Barely conscious she pulls it out herself and starts bleeding out. Cordelia immediately sees the danger in that action, tries to stop the bleeding, and gets her to a hospital. Cordelia explains to the ER doctor about the glass removal and the doctor tells her she saved her life.

* Aquatic problems can be even worse. Basic aquatic safety and lifesaving courses will tell you to stay the hell out of the way if there are any professional lifeguards around, and anybody without at least basic training is far more likely to make the situation much, much worse than better.

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* Aquatic problems can be even worse. Basic aquatic safety and lifesaving courses will tell you to stay the hell out of the way if there are any professional lifeguards around, and anybody without at least basic training is far more likely to make the situation much, much worse than better.better when they get grabbed by the original victim.

* In ''Film/VantagePoint'', one of the bad guys is pretending to be a paramedic and gets stuck having to actually work on someone. He does CPR in the laziest and most distracted manner ever since he's in a hurry to be somewhere else. After a minute of apply two or three half-hearted compressions at a time the victim comes to and he just walks off.

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* Averted in ''Series/Angel'', a woman falls into a glass window and has a massive piece sticking out of her neck. Barely conscious she pulls it out herself and starts bleeding out. Cordelia immediately sees the danger in that action, tries to stop the bleeding, and gets her to a hospital. Cordelia explains to the ER doctor about the glass removal and the doctor tells her she saved her life.

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